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With recent news of Ryan Lewis launching his 30/30 Project, an HIV awareness foundation, XXL couldn't help but think of all the other hip-hop heads that are down for a cause. From scholarships to self empowerment, rappers are surely not slipping when it comes to giving back. ...

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One of the greatest artistic products to derive from the African American culture is its music. And of that music, no category is as distinct as hip-hop, with its ability to raise awareness by telling stories of social injustice and oppression, but also of heritage and pride...

Asking an artist to choose their best song can be like asking a mother to name her favorite or most successful child—it's never going to be an easy decision, and it's one that most would rather leave to the listeners to consider. But even when it comes to listeners, that discussion can be one of the most fractured conversations in music, with each person enjoying a different aspect of an artist's

XXL highlights rappers who were cheated by the prestigious award ceremony.

Last Sunday's Grammy Awards were a blueprint for how to mash together a whole bunch of artists and genres, and still manage to mostly pull it off. Whether they be classic collabs (Jay Z and Beyoncé opening the show with "Drunk In Love"), new joints (Katy Perry and Juicy J performing Katy's new song "Dark Horse"), random combinations that worked (Kendrick Lamar tearing it down

Among the new collection of essays by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Eva Longoria, LeBron James and more in The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back From the Brink, Beyoncé’s essay stating that gender equality is a myth made headlines everywhere. In the essay, th...